• Job Description

  Req#: C9439-2526-0362?language=en&page=794&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Are you an Operations Manager with a background in Health & Safety, Fire or Security?

  Do you want to work somewhere with career progression opportunities?

  Were looking for a great manager to join our expert team.

  Our passion is providing Safe, Compassionate, Joined-Up patient care to over 650,000 people, delivering services from Acute, Sub-Acute and Community Hospitals and various community locations.

  Team safety and security is paramount, therefore this role is critical.

  You will have a key strategic role in developing and delivering service strategy, implementing and assuring best practice, managing systems and processes to improve safety, and provide advice to Senior Teams, Care Groups, partner organisations on compliance with safety and security management.

  You will liaise with key partners to drive service growth, lead on key project works, support training and development programmes, and manage a team of expert staff.

  Your portfolio will be wide ranging and exciting. While you may not come with expertise in all areas, you may offer a mix of expertise in some and working knowledge in others, we will support you to develop your knowledge and skills to a higher level.

  Main duties of the job

  The post holder will lead an expert team with responsibility for ensuring Health & Safety, Fire Safety and Security Services are provided in line with all applicable legislation, CQC Fundament Standards of Care, Health Technical Memoranda, NHS and applicable professional and industry standards.

  Using your expert knowledge and experience, you and your team will work with, and provide advice to, Trust managers, colleagues and partners as well as leading on the development, delivery and coordination of training for colleagues.

  You, and your team, will work closely with staff at all levels to ensure confidence in the Trust's Health & Safety, Fire Safety and Security provision. Partnerhsip working with Trust teams is essential as we cover a large geographical area with staff working in multiple buildings, across our own and service partner's buildings.

  You, and your team, will be responsible for prompt and thorough investigation of Health & Safety, Security and Fire incidents (including those of violence and aggression against staff), for identifying and implementing learning and remedial actions and, where appropriate, supporting department line managers to implement learning.

  About us

  If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

  You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

  We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

  We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

  From April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary £23,200, If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post. Pay award Pending

  Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents

  Details

  Date posted

  25 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 8a

  Salary

  £53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  C9439-2526-0362

  Job locations

  Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust

  Hollyhurst Road

  Darlington

  County Durham

  DL3 6HX

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The Health, Safety and Security Manager will:

  advise relevant external partners, agencies and regulators on matters relating to health and safety, fire safety, security and VPR including: local police contacts, other care providers, PFI partners, estates contractors, service suppliers, the HSE and local authorities.

  ensure the implementation of best practice throughout the Trusts Security, Fire and Health & Safety systems and processes.

  be responsible for the day to day leaderhsip, management and strategic development of all services within their portfolio, balancing the need for proactive service development and strategic leadership against the reactive demand of operational responsibilities and stakeholders.

  provide professional and managerial leadership to staff within the department and advise the Head of Assurance and Compliance and Senior Associate Director of Assurance and Compliance of technical and environmental issues in relation to areas of responsibility.

  work independently guided by applicable legislation, regulations and organisational policies and specific local and national guidelines, advising how these should be interpreted and implemented.

  assimilate and summarise complex, multi-stranded, sensitive and sometimes contentious information, comparing facts and analysin situational data from a range of sources, developing options and assessing risks and opportunities to the organisation and making recommendations to:

  o facilitate decision making by directors and senior managers, and

  o to assure statutory committees such as the Health and Safety Committee of the Trusts adherence to legislation or risks arising.

  proactively manage the budgets for services (staff, contracts and software) within the remit of this post, ensuring that expenditure remains within agreed limits and strategies for resource utilisation.

  be responsible for the prompt and thorough investigation of all security and health and safety incidents (including incidents of violence and aggression against staff), taking account of their severity, and for the identification and implementation of learning and remedial actions. In the case of VPR incidents, this will also include supporting line managers of the departments, and individual staff members, impacted by incidents through any next steps.

  negotiate with suppliers of security and lone worker services, and with contractors and partner organisations to ensure value for money for services within their portfolio and robust assurance of compliance with health and safety legislation where necessary.

  line manage the Health and Safety Team, including appraisal and development of team members and supporting their wellbeing.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The Health, Safety and Security Manager will:

  advise relevant external partners, agencies and regulators on matters relating to health and safety, fire safety, security and VPR including: local police contacts, other care providers, PFI partners, estates contractors, service suppliers, the HSE and local authorities.

  ensure the implementation of best practice throughout the Trusts Security, Fire and Health & Safety systems and processes.

  be responsible for the day to day leaderhsip, management and strategic development of all services within their portfolio, balancing the need for proactive service development and strategic leadership against the reactive demand of operational responsibilities and stakeholders.

  provide professional and managerial leadership to staff within the department and advise the Head of Assurance and Compliance and Senior Associate Director of Assurance and Compliance of technical and environmental issues in relation to areas of responsibility.

  work independently guided by applicable legislation, regulations and organisational policies and specific local and national guidelines, advising how these should be interpreted and implemented.

  assimilate and summarise complex, multi-stranded, sensitive and sometimes contentious information, comparing facts and analysin situational data from a range of sources, developing options and assessing risks and opportunities to the organisation and making recommendations to:

  o facilitate decision making by directors and senior managers, and

  o to assure statutory committees such as the Health and Safety Committee of the Trusts adherence to legislation or risks arising.

  proactively manage the budgets for services (staff, contracts and software) within the remit of this post, ensuring that expenditure remains within agreed limits and strategies for resource utilisation.

  be responsible for the prompt and thorough investigation of all security and health and safety incidents (including incidents of violence and aggression against staff), taking account of their severity, and for the identification and implementation of learning and remedial actions. In the case of VPR incidents, this will also include supporting line managers of the departments, and individual staff members, impacted by incidents through any next steps.

  negotiate with suppliers of security and lone worker services, and with contractors and partner organisations to ensure value for money for services within their portfolio and robust assurance of compliance with health and safety legislation where necessary.

  line manage the Health and Safety Team, including appraisal and development of team members and supporting their wellbeing.

  Person Specification

  Special Requirements

  Essential

  • Able to travel across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post.

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
  • Management qualification or demonstrable management skills including effective people management including performance management and development.
  • NEBOSHH Diploma or equivalent qualification / demonstrable Health & Safety experience
  • Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) a or equivalent qualification / demonstrable H&S experience
  • Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)

  Desirable

  • Further NEBOSHH, COSHH and similar qualifications
  • Relevant qualifications in security management and in violence, prevention and reduction.
  • Previous experience within Support Services in a healthcare environment

  Statutory Registration

  Desirable

  • Membership of local / regional H&S and Security Forums

  Experience

  Essential

  • Proven track record of delivering operational health, safety and security services at managerial level for a significant period of time
  • Experience of negotiating and management supply contracts
  • Experience of leading on, and developing and implementing health, safety and security policies including training, risk assessments, strategies and plans
  • Experience in collaborative working with partners and stakeholders to implement effective health and safety, fire safety, security and VPR responses
  • Experience in supervising/training and managing staff and dealing with complex staffing issues

  Desirable

  • Experience of working within a unionised environment

  Special Skills and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Expert, specialist knowledge of relevant health and safety legislation, health technical memoranda.
  • Experience of Security Management at a senior level
  • Understanding of the national violence and aggression agenda and emerging good practice
  • Natural & enthusiastic team leader with ability to motivate and develop staff
  • Ability to prioritise work load and delegate as required
  • Committed to quality customer care/delivering excellent customer service
  • Effective interpersonal skills
  • Evidence of effective communication skills and demonstrate both excellent verbal and written comprehension skill
  • Ability to maintain and develop communication links with senior officers in other organisations
  • Knowledge of Data Protection and Caldicott Principles and demonstrate understanding of confidentiality and the associated legal and policy requirements
  • Able to use own initiative to resolve routine queries, in line with departmental procedures.
  • Able to work independently following set procedures.
  • Able to organise own workload and prioritise, often under pressure and demonstrate good time management skills
  • Flexible approach to work and adaptable to change
  • Ability to support staff through periods of organisational change
  • Policy review and development
  • Ability to analyse and interpret complex, sensitive and potentially contentious information to identify and recommend proportionate and effective next steps.

  Desirable

  • Knowledge and understanding of CQC fundamental care standards NHS security management standards and the national violence prevention and reduction standard
  • Security management experience in a public sector / healthcare environment

  Person Specification

  Special Requirements

  Essential

  • Able to travel across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post.

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
  • Management qualification or demonstrable management skills including effective people management including performance management and development.
  • NEBOSHH Diploma or equivalent qualification / demonstrable Health & Safety experience
  • Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) a or equivalent qualification / demonstrable H&S experience
  • Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)

  Desirable

  • Further NEBOSHH, COSHH and similar qualifications
  • Relevant qualifications in security management and in violence, prevention and reduction.
  • Previous experience within Support Services in a healthcare environment

  Statutory Registration

  Desirable

  • Membership of local / regional H&S and Security Forums

  Experience

  Essential

  • Proven track record of delivering operational health, safety and security services at managerial level for a significant period of time
  • Experience of negotiating and management supply contracts
  • Experience of leading on, and developing and implementing health, safety and security policies including training, risk assessments, strategies and plans
  • Experience in collaborative working with partners and stakeholders to implement effective health and safety, fire safety, security and VPR responses
  • Experience in supervising/training and managing staff and dealing with complex staffing issues

  Desirable

  • Experience of working within a unionised environment

  Special Skills and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Expert, specialist knowledge of relevant health and safety legislation, health technical memoranda.
  • Experience of Security Management at a senior level
  • Understanding of the national violence and aggression agenda and emerging good practice
  • Natural & enthusiastic team leader with ability to motivate and develop staff
  • Ability to prioritise work load and delegate as required
  • Committed to quality customer care/delivering excellent customer service
  • Effective interpersonal skills
  • Evidence of effective communication skills and demonstrate both excellent verbal and written comprehension skill
  • Ability to maintain and develop communication links with senior officers in other organisations
  • Knowledge of Data Protection and Caldicott Principles and demonstrate understanding of confidentiality and the associated legal and policy requirements
  • Able to use own initiative to resolve routine queries, in line with departmental procedures.
  • Able to work independently following set procedures.
  • Able to organise own workload and prioritise, often under pressure and demonstrate good time management skills
  • Flexible approach to work and adaptable to change
  • Ability to support staff through periods of organisational change
  • Policy review and development
  • Ability to analyse and interpret complex, sensitive and potentially contentious information to identify and recommend proportionate and effective next steps.

  Desirable

  • Knowledge and understanding of CQC fundamental care standards NHS security management standards and the national violence prevention and reduction standard
  • Security management experience in a public sector / healthcare environment

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust

  Hollyhurst Road

  Darlington

  County Durham

  DL3 6HX

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust

  Hollyhurst Road

  Darlington

  County Durham

  DL3 6HX

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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